Around 25,000 members of the claret and blues faithful from around the country and across the globe made the trip to London to see Tim Sherwood's team take on cup holders Arsenal in the showpiece clash.

Sadly it was not to be their day as Arsene Wenger's men retained the trophy with a 4-0 victory, but that didn't stop the Villa fans from proudly cheering their team on throughout the match.

Our photographer turned his lens onto the crowd before and during the match to record the day.

Check out our first collection of pictures from the day in our gallery above - can you spot yourself?